The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-05-14
HAMPTON oAmnnEl TRAGEDY.

Eoderick D. Gambrei, moved to this
mace about the first Of January, 1888.
Since thai time the editor, then just
70 years OF age, hae steadily criticised
the management OF the ~penitentiary,
of which, Col. Hamilton WAS lessee.
and denounced the cruelty to CON
viots. He haa also opposed the sa-
looms, and last summer during the
lUgai OPTION puutusi, ilun Col. Hail-
ilton was leader and chairman ofthe
whisky party, the Sword and Shield
criticised him very freely. IN spite
OF the scowls and curses ana threats
Of the most dreaded ring that ever
existed IN the State, the brave young
man continued his fearless course.
The Sword and Shield has since then
kept up its opposition 10 the peniten.
tiary lease system. and its %denIncia-
ton TO cruelty Of c0nvicts, and on the
2Sd OF last month, when Col. Hamil-
ton was called upon in the Clarion to
become a candidate for reelection to
the State Senate, the following ap-
peared in the Sword and Shield:
The Clarion is opening its columns
to boom the very unmllitary tol.
Jones Hamilton for State senator.
It appears more and more that the
Clarion is the organ of the peniten-
tiary ring, with Jones Hamilton at
it's head. It was the Clarion that
printed these false certificates which
are now known TO be false. It was
through the Clarion that Fairman
was denounced ior telling the truth,
aud when the Governor wished TO
print q denial Of a charge never made,
it was to the Clarion that he hied
himself. And it was the Clarion that
refused to publish a rejcindeF to the
Governor's misleading card, which
reioinder set forth the true state OF
our controversy with his E~XcellencN.
But Notwithstanding all that has
occurred, we did not believe that the
Clarion would lend its columns 10
boost Hamilton for tt seat in the state
Senate. But since the Col. has been
brought before the public, il is legit-
innate to give some reasons why the
Democratic party and the people at
large should not be again hurdcued
BY his service for himself in tie Sen-
ute. The first reason il, that no man
ought 10 sit in that honorable body
who is not Il man of high personal
character. Kinds county is not so
destitute Of men to serve her rs tn be
compelled 10 take up n man who
stands before the world convicted by
the Governors official statement,
with having signed and published
false statements concerning his in
debtednpss to the State.
BEFORE Col. Hamilton again offers
himself as a candidate for public
office, he should make good his ac-
coants with the State. No one having
defrauded the State should be placed
in any position of honor or power.
Moreover, Col. Hamilton is now
seeking to dcfraud the state out OF
near SS0,o00 by slipping through tt
loophoie in his bond. We very mod
estIy say, this is not the kind Of a
man to represent the high toned
manhood Of Kinds county in the
Senate.
But there is another reason why
Col. Hamilton should be kept out OF
the Senate. While representing the
county in that body, he has for
years worked il the interest Of his
own jobs, aud he still has n Job on
his hands, and will have rs long as
he lives, and n long suffering people
will bear his oily methods.
Other reasons might be given, such
as Col, liamilton's former political
associations, his fellowship with the
most corrupt element in the county,
his support of the corrupt radical
rule of Jackson, hut we have said
enough now
No, no, Kinds county can do with
out the Col. IN the Senate, and we
believe that the Clarion will not be
able 10 foist bin on this county
again, no, not even by the help of
the old radical contingent of this
radical ruled city.
Miss Muttia Wiar uou Cha n,l,,